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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
like
Kaiko
months
hell
felt
The
san
three
last
to
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
beavering
she
has
at
She
been
away
earned
every
work
yen
saving
and
her
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
of
and
with
debt
quietly
a
the
husband
slipped
back
money
Keiko
borrowed
a
Her
while
lot
then
leaving
off
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
him
she
prayed
could
more
time
into
foolishness
so
for
him
she
could
one
one
month
such
she
For
lay
meet
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
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0
/21
the
arrived
fast
to
loan
Then
the
agreement
money
and
how
pay
at
she
company
they
met
with
an
back
about
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
money
the
she
wants
do
pay
all
Now
is
to
back
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence